More Race Action For Fans On Supercar Saturday.

Supercars, AGP. (C)

    There's a freshness of all things new in the air. The season's changing. The flowers are blooming. The birds are chirping. Spring has sprung Down Under. The September winds herald another new season. Endurance Season and The Mountain looms large at this time of year. Bathurst's imposing Mt Panorama summons the Supercar fraternity to its fabled circuit for the start of this year's Pirtek Endurance Cup. 161 laps of the toughest assignment for Australia's premier "tin-top" category. 
    This year's Bathurst 1000 starts 20 minutes later than last year's race at 11.30am, but never fear. As you are probably aware, the race is not time certain and even if it runs a record length, last light is after 7.30pm. So who will conquer The Mountain? A previous winner or perhaps a fresh face? Who's your tip?
    As we get revved up for Bathurst, we noticed Supercars recently released the calendar for 2020. 14 events down from 15. As per usual, the championship kicks off around the streets of Adelaide followed by an event every 3 weeks to maintain uniformity for the fans with the exception of the penultimate round at Sandown and the finale at Newcastle which is separated by 2 weeks. Speaking of Sandown, it now becomes a SuperSprint round with The Bend opening The Pirtek Endurance Cup. The notable absentees off the calendar are Phillip Island and Queensland Raceway. There's a winter break in July and August which coincides with the Tokyo Olympics. 3 night events adorn the calendar with the Perth SuperNight, Sydney Motorsport Park returning to its traditional date in late August racing under their new permanent lighting, and the Gold Coast 600 Saturday enduro. The Auckland SuperSprint fittingly moves to the Anzac weekend in April. Supporting Formula One on the world stage at Melbourne's Albert Park, Supercars will utilise both hard and soft compound tyres in their 4 x 100km races. Fan favourite Stadium Super Trucks return and Australian Superbikes join the support cast at selected events.
    Recognising that not all fans can attend events on Sunday, the big news is that all SuperSprint rounds are now 400 km events (up from 300km). This brings Saturday in line with Sunday with both days featuring 200km sprints.
    We'll definitely be at the Australian F1GP at Melbourne and Sydney Motorsport Park. So charge up your camera and we hope to see you there. Chao....

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